Battery Power Management for Portable Devices; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1 Battery Chemistry Fundamentals and Chara; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Battery Fundamentals and Electrical ; 1.3 General Battery Characteristics ; 1.3.1 Chemical Capacity and Energy; 1.3.2 Battery Impedance; 1.3.3 Usable Capacity; 1.3.4 Power Capability and the Ragone Pl; 1.3.5 Durability, Cycle Life, and Shelf-; 1.3.6 Self-Discharge Properties; 1.4 Monitoring and Safety; 1.5 Overview of Different Battery Techno; 1.5.1 Lead Acid; 1.5.2 Nickel Cadmium ; 1.5.3 Nickel Metal-Hydride; 1.5.4 Lithium Ion Battery.

1.5.5 Battery Chemistries OverviewReferences; 2 Battery Charger Techniques; 2.1 Lead-Acid Battery Charger; 2.2 NiCd and NiMH Battery Charger; 2.2.1 Nickel-Based Battery Charge Charac; 2.2.2 NiMH Battery Charger Design Exampl; 2.3 Li-Ion and Li-Polymer Battery Charge; 2.3.1 Li-Ion and Li-Polymer Charge Chara; 2.3.2 Charge Temperature Q.